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My friend told me how electricity is measured and I was like Watt! In the hands-on activity, learners explore electricity by building circuits, both parallel and series. They also determine how increasing the number of light bulbs and resistors affect a circuit and test their hypotheses.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Activity best fits near beginning of unit on electricity
- Spread activity over two days to allow for more in-depth discussion and comprehension
Classroom Considerations
- Materials needed include three capacitor bundles for each group, one circuit board per group, one multi-meter per group, and an abundance of light bulbs
- Activity is appropriate for high-level learners at the middle school level and high-school learners
Pros
- Lesson provides scripted questions/answers to ask before and after each portion of the activity
- Contains extension questions and student handout
- Includes extended resources
Cons
- Recommends a slideshow to teach the terms; cannot find the slideshow